Truck body



May 24, 1932.

v M. STANDISH TRUCK [BODY Filed Aug. 20. 1928 s Sheets-Sheet '1 ATTORNEYM. STANDISH.

May 24, 1932.

mucx BQDY Filed Aug; 20, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY May 24,1932. STANDlsH 1,860,119

TRUCK B'ODY FiledAugL 20. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 M yvENToR BY yis,fifa/rd/sfi ATTORNEY Patented May 24, 1932 Myfinventibn relates 't'dtruckbodies and has for its primary objects thesttbilihi-hg 6fsttlzesfer truck bodies, the adaptation of the may a; variouskinds'efwaas, thepre'visifin f fiieaiiefor stabilizingthe-engagement etagate m mberwith the befly -strueture Kind-the separable Cbflfifitibn bfmay seer/ions whereby the may memberswefirmly joined: and easily removedand replaced by fine person, m1 evefiet af meanest aecess w the b'dy Inzieeemplishing these std-other ebjeets of the inventive Ihave-providedimpr etedde tails e'f structure; "the preferred terms-sf whieh areillustratdin th dectifiipailyihg dtewih smhereim 1 r Fig; 1 isa-persgeetiv'eview 0ft trlik body embedying my mventi nmdimted hit it}chassisya femiilihgi beset being partly flit-k pleeed to expse bedymembers, liig ds a: plantiew etthe'boaym h Fi 3 is a deteiL iew: sfseesien ebnneeting e l'riiflt 1 Fig 4 is t a detailseetienal; View ofeemet eenneeting element's; :5. t t his-a seetiQna-l (view gftgh bgdy Vt v t J t 1 Fgn'G is; a detail trttgmentmqy view'efthe sill'tnd stakeretainingfeatures Fig; 73s "a detail sectieliahview through astekepeeketn efthe reenen'rt s Fig; 8 is a-detail-peisiieetit'eteiy fthe l bed; and stake and fleor supporting: l mentrsx I Referring indetail wthe drawings-z l designates the frame i01 2:"vehieleillustfafie'd as a meter truck" fur eemmercial firefighting onwhich mexmouhted lbngi-tudi m1 hills 2 secured w the fraime u; belts e,and snppbrted eress'wise'by the sills erect-ass sills er ,4s,'theejeists having? notches and filat thetop and bottom cf theinendstoreceive ribbon boards 7 and 8.: Thetipper iribbun boards; 7 tarembbete d =as at-.9to"i-es'ttppoftedby the jpistsg; and have vertiealgiiifivs '11 (in theif enter .edgeste i'e'eeive stakes 12 extendwthrough similar gi'oifes 11 iii' tlte Lowe: tib'blfil l boarflsfi: thej'eist'iiere'ss the fight end cfz thebedy is designated 18 and-has agreave lt-to reeive A relatively. wide 'metal bandlfi iarmeis ofrelatively: mg seetiohsandfl refe'fahly ofthe intermediate erbss joists,and the rib= hon boards, against defletieh byflaloads' exertin pressure:on the outerldngitudinlal I gins of the middle portion of the truekwhere joist-stiffening end structures are Melting; the band serlvifig astrussifvfi stitfeningathe joistsand' ribbon boards we distributing: the

load: A furtherspeeial joistzi8gihoweveryis preferablyarranged-eutsidethefrean end,

i6 hi'eh are stabilizedend retained bythehfl:

jojst, ant has groovesl td receive the stakes jacen-t joist-wv t e Thestake structure of the bully-is prefer-. ably-formed in sections,- cemprising aplhmh ity' 0f stakesvjoine'd: by parallel bats 20;;31111 thesides of the b'odycbmprise a plurzflityef' sectionsgsuch as 21 941K122;cdn-nctedbyzsgate seetimt ss-slida ble between thtvtb see: titans ferspelling and remtival' ifidependent? j tinn ex-tendlaterally"fronttheendsfbf the bars 20; the extending ioftibilsbeingtFrU;

vided with vertieal. greovesfiir; and 1 plates bars ='of the hdjaeelitseeti HSQ thQ themes-2s bing-adaptefi to receive ths ba'n ends fadgetheiS p r fcn engagement with Wingfiurts ESQ-,fbregt Angles areseeu-redtondseef barslq f emi secti'n'fis having flanges spaeed ireni e the'barrends 0?f refiei-vingk the erids bets: 1

ofsidesectibnsg'the comers efthe stkakstrue 37 engageable with stakesadjacent the ends of the side sections, the screw threaded ends of thebolts being pro ectible through openings 38 in the angles and held inengagement 1 therewithby wing nuts 39.

i The rear end of the body comprises sections 40 and 41 vconnected withthe sides as described, and spaced to constitute a gate opening,'theopposite section stakes designatedeQ and 43 having grooves 44rwhereinthe bars of a gate membero areslidably retained.

Mounted on one .ofthe retaining stakes, for

example, the stake 42, are pin hinge members 46 for receiving the hinges47 forsupporting said gate member 45 'The gate member preferablycomprises halves or 1eaves48 and 49'hinged as at 50, reinforcing bars 51being secured to the outer faces of the stakes of the leaf 48, and theopposite leaf 4:9 having latches 52movableto engage the reinforcing bars51 to latch the leavesin closed position.

'The rear end' structure is reinforced by a beam 53 supported bybrackets 54. erectedon therinner faces of selected stakes of thegatesupporting sections, the beam beingheld in engagement with saidsections by eye bolts 7 55 and wing nuts 56, and stabilized by ears 57fixed to the beam andrhaving flanges 58 engageable with selected stakessuch as 42 and 43. V 1 i Incidental features 1 for stabilizing structureand providing accessory :conveniences may be installed-including thechute-supporting rack or bar 59. trussing the sills at the rear endofthe'body, on which a pipe 7 60 is sleeved.

Assuming the vehicle equipped with a body embodying my invention, it isappar ent that the stakes are slidably but rig dly supported'in thegrooves of the ribbonvboards and joists by the -rigidband andthecomplementaryt oist, whereby racking, loosening moval of thestakewstructureor any sectionsand displacement of the stakes due torelatively fragile nature of the stake-retaining straps ordinarilyprovided are prevented.

The side members of the body in whatever number provided to suitpossible demands for various sizes and positions of side gates,

are relatively staple andsecurely connectedf by the angles and fasteningbolts illustrated, and any gate section of the side member 'can easilybe released fromfixed engagementand moved slidingly to provide anopening or be entirely removed. The side and end mem-v bers of the bodymaybe securely and rigidly attached at their meetingcorners by means:that'can-be tensioned for mounting a body;

andthat can be disengaged quickly forvrethereof. The rear end elementsprovide a gate structure having multiple uses ;'for ex- 7 the gate toample, the latch may be released for permitting the hinged leaves tobreak and permit swing open, or the hinged gate may be raised from itshinges and slid in the grooves of-the adjacent sections to. provide asmall and low opening; The hinged gate may be liftedfurther and removedfrom the body. The reinforcingbeam atthe top of the rear end structuremaybe removed to permit'loading of animals or other objects for whichthe beam would bean obstruction.

It isapparent that a stake structure may be provided for use inembodiments of this invention having lateral members completely'closingthe body, instead of the slatted structure illustrated, for carryinggrain. I

preferably provide relatively wide bars or boards for the lowerportionofthe stake structure;

-W'hat I claim and desire tosecure by Lete tersPatent is: t p .7 V a 1.Inv a truck body, upper ribbon'boards having rabbet grooves in theirupper faces and spaced, verti'cally'arranged notches in their outerfaces, lower ribbon boards spaced from the upper ribbon boardsandhavingnotcheson their outerfaces aligning with the notches in the iupperribbon boards, a metal band overlyingIthe outer faces of said ribbonboards and forming a closure for said notches to -form stake pockets,means for securing the band to said ribbon boards,

joists. ha'vingnotchedfendsto accommodate said ribbon boards and form,ongues engag ing between said ribbon boards and against the metal bandto anchor said joists,'where- V boards and the band-to secure the:ribbon boards to; the band, joists having notched ends to accommodate,said uppers-ribbon boards and form tongues engaglng between the boardsand against thexmetal band to anchor the; joists whereby the upper.faces of the joists lie flush with the bottoms of the rabbet grooves,afioor. supported on said joists and having edges engaged in therabbetgrooves', a d stakes engaged in said notches. 7

3. In a-truck body, side sillsincluding spaced upper'and lowerribbon'boardshaving spaced, vertically arranged notches in. their outerfaces, a metal'band .overlyingthe outer faces .of the ribbon boards and.closing said notches to form stake pockets, means, for securing themetal band to said ribbon boards, end sills'having tongued ends engagi0V faces of said sills,

. stake pockets.

ing between the ends of the ribbon boards of the respective side sillsand having rabbet grooves in their upper inner edges, joists havingnotched ends to provide tongues for engaging between said ribbon boards,where by the upper faces of said joists lie flush with the bottomsofsaid rabbet'gro0ves,' af

'floor supported by said joists and having side and end edges engaged inthe rabbet grooves, whereby the floor lies flush Withthe upper andstakes engaged in said In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. MYLESSTANDISH.

